Paper-clip.



No. 761,635.- v PATENTED MAY 31, 190

' A. KELLEY.

y PAPER CLIP.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 24, 1902.

mo MODEL.

(9 ffim/w/ UNITED STATES Patented May 31, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR OF- OF NEWTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

PAPER-CLIP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 161,635, dated May 31, 1904.

Ap plication filed Ap1'i124, 1902.

"To all whom, it mag concern.-

Be it known that I, ARTHUR F. KELLEY, of the city and county of Worcester and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new 7 5' anduseful Improvements in Paper-Clips; and

I130 hereby declare that the following \is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forminga'part of this specification, and .ro '-in which 7 :Figure 1 represents a side viewof my said improved paper-clip. Fig. 2 is an edge view thereof looking in the direction of the ar- 150W.

"thereby. Fig. Us a section through said pa 2 5 ,pers, taken on 'line 6, Fig. 6, looking in the' direction'of the arrow and showing an edge view of the clip applied to said papers to hold thern,= as is shown in said Fig. 6. Fig. 8 is a top or plan view of the parts shown in Fig. '6, and ig. 9 is a transverse section taken on line 0, Fig, 6. It

The object of my invention i I provide a paper clip or holder constructed'so that is 'i ":"may be easily. and quickly. applied, which presents no sharp projections at the pointed end,which is applied to the paper, and there fore does not tear the paper, aIld'WhldIWhell applied liefs flat upon both-sides of the papers which are held thereby.

Said-in 'ention-consists of a wire made'of I suiltable spring material and bent into the spe- ,shown lnthe drawings.

'cia sbapeor form hereinafterset forth, and

- flTo enable others to betterunderstand the nature andrpurpose of. my said invention, '1'

w f i-ence was accompanying d Fig. 3 is a central longitudinal section r 5 p of the clip, taken on line a, Fig. 1, also look- ;-;.w1ll nowfproceed to describeit more in de' Serial No. 104,545. (No model.)

fastening their edges together. Said clip is preferably made of tempered steel wire of a springy or elastic nature; but, if desired, any

purpose. It is bent to form two triangularshaped bodies, one-a little shorter thanand lying within the other. The short. side 03 forms the top or base end said side being oppositefrom the ends which are applied to the edges of the paper to clamp or hold the same.

the wire which extends to the right-from said straight side forms the smaller triangle and the one to the left thereof the larger triangle, the smaller one coming within the larger one and allyand touching. That-portion of the wire which forms the small triangle starting from wardin a straight line f toward the vertical center of the clip. It is then curved to form the loop g, and finally extending upward and outward in a straight line it terminates at the end at orjust under the rounded corner .2 at the opposite end of the straight side at from corand smaller triangle above'referred to. That portion of the wire which forms the outer and larger triangle extends downwardand inward from the'corner e ina straight line a outside of and bearing-against the straight sidefi and a short distance below the loop 9.

in line with said loop g,'and finally it extends upward and outward in a straight linek outf and terminates below the corner 6,

triangle w v a The above-described construction of formthus completing the larger n said drawings, A represents a section of other. material may beused suitable for the of both triangles,

Assuming that the clip is viewed the po- I v sition shown in the drawings, that portion of their sides made to come in alinement later-- the rounded corner e extends downward andin ner 0, thus forming, as will be seen, the inner It is then curved to form the loop j, centrally I. he wire extending from each end the form h two looped ends, onguea or clamps sideof andbearing against the straight side at its upper end at or just ing awide base-d to the clip and so bending papers, andB my improved clip or holderifor 5 e terminating endsof the wire '.pointed inthedirection opposite from that at p which; the clip. is applied to the papers to-befastened, is of the utmost importance in practice forthe following reasons: First, by making the clip with a wide base unlike in construction and appearance from its opposite .or clamping end the operation of applying the clips is greatly facilitated, as it is impossible to mistake the clamping end to be applied to the paper from the end to be held in the fingers in making said application; second, by making the clip with two triangularshaped tongues or clamps, as B and B supported from a wide base (Z the clip may be easily applied, as said tongues or clamps readily spring apart to admit the edges of the paper when the clip is pressed thereover, and

when applied they both lie flat upon both sides of said paper even though quite a number of thicknesses are to be fastened, as is shown in Figs. 7, 8, and 9 of the drawings, thereby not only more securely adhering to and holding said paper, but also presenting no obstructions greater than those produced by the diameter of the wire to catch against adjoining objects or substances, and, third, by forming the clip with the terminal ends of the wire directed in the opposite direction from that at which it is applied to the paper, as previously stated, and thereby presenting only the rounded or loop ends g j to said paper, the danger of tearing or mutilating said paper in applying the clips is reduced to a minimum. Other advantages might be mentioned; but these are the principal ones which I claim for my invention. The clip as a'whole is V-shaped or triangular. The two members B B lie one within the other, with the inclined sides lying close together in the same plane. The straight top (1 joins one inclined side of the inner member with an .inclined side of the outer member, forming acute angleswhere the sides of the members join the top. The inclined sides of the'members afford extended friction-surfaces, and the abrupt bends at g and j serve to firmly grip the paper where the gripping action is most needed.

Having now described said invention, what Letters Patent, is-

1. A ,.V-shaped clip formed of a single piece of wire comprising two members arranged one within the other, and having inclined sides arranged close together in the same plane, and-with a straight relatively long top joining one inclined side of the inner member and an inclined side ofthe outer member at acute angles.

2. A paper-clip formed of a'single piece of wire comprising two members arranged one within the other, each of said members being substantially V -shaped, the top portion of the clip being straight, the ends of thewire being at the top of the clip and the inclined sides being arr anged close together in the same 5 plane and oining the topat acute angles, while I claim therein as new, and desireto secure by.

the inner end of the inner member is abruptly bent.

3. A paper-clip formed of a single piece of wire comprising two members arranged one within the other in the same plane, and having sides inclined to each other and arranged close together so as to grip the paper between them, and to hold the clip flat upon the paper, the top portion of the clip being straight, and the lower portion of the inner member abruptly bent, substantially as described.

4. A paper-clip formed of a single piece of wire, and comprising two members, one of which is triangular or V-shaped and has its two sides inclined downward and inward from the base of the triangle to the apex thereof, while the other member forms a continuation of that first mentioned and extends downward from the base past the apex of the first-mentioned member.

5. A paper-clip formed from a single piece of wire, comprising two triangular or V- shaped members having a common base, with the sides of each member lying close together, inclined downward and inward from the base of the triangle toward the apex thereof.

6. A paper-clip formed of a single piece of wire comprising two members, each of which is substantially Vshaped, the top portion of the clip being straight, and the inclined sides -being arranged close together and joining the top at acute angles, while the inner end of one specified.

' 7. A wire paper-clip comprising two trianmon for both, one triangle lying within the other with "the wire composing the sides thereof in the sameplane and touching, the smaller triangle being formed by extending the wire straight from one end of the baseline longitudinally and inward. to the central, longitudinal line of the clip, thence backward and outward longitudinally in a straight line to the other end of the base-line;' and the larger triangle being formed by extending the wire straight from said second-named end, longitudinally and inward to the longitudinal center of the clip outside of the smaller triangle and beyond the end thereof, thence backward and outward longitudinally in a straight line also outside of .the smaller triangle to the firstnamed end, substantially as and for the purpose set forth. A

8. A wire paper-clip comprising two triangular-shaped bodies havinga base-line in commonfor both, one triangle lying within the other, the smaller triangle being formed by extending the wire straight from one end of the base-line longitudinally and inward to the central, longitudinal line of the clip, thence backward and outward longitudinally in a straight line to the other end of the base-line;

tendingthe wire straight from said secondmember is abruptly bent, for the purpose gular-shaped bodies having a baseline in comand the larger triangle being formed by exnamed end, longitudinally and inward to the of wire bent to form two acute triangles, norlongitudinal center of the clip outside of the mally disposed in the same plane. one within smaller triangle and beyond the end thereof, the other, and having a commonbase. thence backward and outward longitudinally .in a straight line also outside of the smaller ARTHUR KELLEY triangle to the first-named end, substantially Witnesses: as and for the purpose'set forth. A. A. BARKER,

9. A paper-clip consisting of'a single piece E. N. BARKER. 

